17-year-old found shot near blood-splattered vacant apartment

A 17-year-old man was shot just below the heart Sunday night inside a vacant apartment at Victoria Gardens.

From staff reports

A 17-year-old man was shot just below the heart Sunday night inside a vacant apartment at Victoria Gardens.

According to a Spartanburg Public Safety Department incident report, officers responded to 695 Howard St. at about 7:30 p.m. and found the teenager outside. He didn't tell officers anything about his attacker, but said the incident occurred “right here,” the report states.

Someone else anonymously told officers the incident occurred in a nearby vacant apartment, which officers found had drug paraphernalia scattered in it and blood splattered on a wall.

The victim was taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

The investigation into the shooting is ongoing, and no suspects have been identified.